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Oct 28, 2013bookwormjeph rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I really enjoyed this book. Jim writes in a very descriptive and lyrical style that flows smoothly and pulls the reader along into the changing nature of the agricultural system due to the the change in farming practises e.g. from self sufficient manor type activity which supported a village, to sheep farming, which displaced thousands of workers and destroyed communities in rural England. I wondered how thorough his research was as it also reads as excellent expose of what life was really like at that time in history.